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Document 1795Apologized for errors in payments but believed those made were not serious. Believed pay rolls were examined with muster rolls and was of the opinion that waiting for receipt rolls was unnecessary. Enclosed account of payment due John Arnold.
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Pittsburg 15.th May 1795
Sir
I have received your Letter of the 8th Instant with its several Enclosures.
I shall pay attention to your Instructions but I am Sorry any errors have been found in my Payments I wish you had pointed them & have reason to believe they are neither for many or great.
You observe that previous to the amount of my payments passing to my credit you have to wait the arrival of the Receipt Rolls. The reason of this I cannot conceive, as I have always hitherto had reason to consider the Pay Rolls Examined & Compared with the Muster Rolls properly authenticated & Receipts of Payment acknowledged by the Officers commanding Detachments as a Sufficient Voucher for the Amounts immediately passing to my credit, if it is otherwise I am Still Accountable for the pay of the men untill the Officers please to transmit their Receipts, of this I wish an explanation as early as possible.
I Shall immediately apply to the Officers for the Balances remaining in their hands agreeable to your Statement.
I have herewith enclosed an Account of payment made to Corporal John Christie who has two neglect of the Officers commanding at Fort Fayette & Fort Washington omitted on their Rolls as appears by Major Evans certificate in my possession a Copy of which is annexed to the Account
I am Sir yr. obt
Hble Servt
Isaac Craig
William Simmons Esqr
Accountant War Deptment
Philadelphia
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Apologized for errors in payments but believed those made were not serious. Believed pay rolls were examined with muster rolls and was of the opinion that waiting for receipt rolls was unnecessary. Enclosed account of payment due John Arnold.
Date
05/15/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1795051579001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Craig 05/22/1795
Notable persons
William Simmons
Isaac Craig
officers
Corporal John Arnold
Major Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Fort Fayette
Fort Washington
Notable items
receipt
pay roll
muster roll
vouchers
account
payments
receipt rolls

